Choice Theory
Explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. This title introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Choice (Psychology), Rational choice theory, Reasoning (Psychology) |
| NBS Text |
Popular Culture & Media: General Interest |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
144 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 113mm
Height: 178mm
Spine: 9mm |
| Weight |
122g |
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| Dewey Code |
302.13 |
| Catalogue Code |
249051 |
Description of this Book
We make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy? This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources.
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